Compare LGBT Rights in Kosovo & Samoa

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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